Exhibits attract children in Hall of Veterinary Medicine

Alana Small, 6, of Bridgeport stuck her hands through a wall and felt a fuzzy belly representing that of a cat. Veterinary technician Jennifer Cromp, who works at Village Veterinary Hospital in Wampsville, encouraged her to feel.

"Sometimes someone will bring their pet in and say 'he's been acting really strange.' We can take an X-ray, but sometimes you can feel what's in the belly," Cromp explained.

Another part of the exhibit allows visitors to listen to the heartbeat of a dog and a cat or view various X-rays.

Small made her guess: "I think I feel some little beads, and some keys." She was right.